Makerspaces

There’s a great post on the Make Magazine blog on the OpenROV success through Kickstarter and an associated discussion on makerspaces. Definitely worth the read, and of special interest is the information on the “How To Make a Makerspace Workshop” being hosted by Artisan’s Asylum Feb 1st – 3rd 2013 for those interested in the establishment of new makerspaces. I’m very keen to get a makerspace going in the Capital District area of NY (Albany/Schenectady/Troy), so this seems like an excellent opportunity to get a ton of info on how others have done it so far. The only catch is that overlaps with Photonics West at the Moscone Center in San Franscisco (Feb 2 – 7th), and work comes before play… *sighs*. Need to find that two-places-at-once portal!